Do you know what happens in

the first FATAL second to a car

traveling at 55 miles per hour

when it hits a solid object?

In the first tenth of a second,

the front bumper & grill

ARE DESTROYED.

During the second tenth of a second, the front body of the car starts bending, raising and

striking the windshield while the rear wheels raise themselves off the road.

Simultaneously, the front tire wheelwells (splash panels) begin to wrap around the solid object. Although the car frame has come to a stop, the

remainder of the car continues to travel at a velocity of 55 miles per hour.

The driver’s instinct is to stretch out his legs to brace for the impact but they BREAK at the

knee joints.

During the third tenth of a second,

the steering wheel begins to

disintegrate and the steering

column reaches the CHEST of the

DRIVER.

In four tenths of a second,

the first two feet of the car are

destroyed, while the car’s body

begins to split apart as

the car is still traveling at

55 miles per hour.

In the fifth tenth of a second,

the driver remains impaled by the

steering column and his lungs

begin to fill with blood.

The impact is so strong in the sixth tenth of a second that the feet come out of the

shoes although they are well tied.

The brake/clutch pedals are wrapped around the feet.

The frame of the car doubles in half and the head of the driver strikes the

windshield while the still rotating wheels fall to the road.

In the seventh tenth of a second, the axles and the doors collapse,

trapping the driver. It does not disturb the driver

because he is already dead, and the last three tenths of a second do not mean anything to him.

NOW, WHO WANTS TO

WEAR A SEAT BELT?

This is dedicated to all the Emergency Medical personnel that risk their lives daily

to help alleviate Human pain & sufferingand

To those persons who are responsible for driving a car or vehicle.

USE YOUR SEAT BELT!

Please distribute to all the people you know.

CRUZ ROJA MEXICANA DELEGACION PUEBLAwww.dipsa.com/cruzroja

This presentation was originally in Spanish

and translated to English by Mike Matula.